Saturday, September 15, 2012

Design Inspiration - kitchen counters

If you've been reading this blog from the beginning, you may remember that I had my heart set on the Lowe's Angel Ash quartz for our kitchen countertops. It was the perfect blend of taupe/gray, and everything else that I looked at seemed to pale in comparison.

When we got the bids for the Lowe's Angel Ash, I wanted to vomit realized that we would have to look into other options. Since Sage Surfaces provides the Allen + Roth quartz directly to Lowe's, it's impossible to find it anywhere else. With that being said, Lowe's charges a premium for that particular product: $75/sq foot installed. I went to Lowe's, talked with the crotchety countertop lady who should've retired when Reagan was in office sales rep and wasn't able to get anywhere under the $75/sq ft price, not even with the contractor's discount.

We just don't have the budget to stick with the Allen + Roth Angel Ash, so I started to look at other options.

I ended up finding a quartz by Pental called Riverbank Brushed, and while it's a bit more chunky, I've decided that I love it just as much, if not more than the Angel Ash. It's definitely more of an organic look, but I think it's going to look beautiful against the white shaker cabinets and the matte subway tile backsplash. The best part: it's $55/sq ft!